CAPAL: The Formation of a Professional Organization for Canadian Academic Librarians

Abstract

This article reviews the origins and formation of the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) in 2012, outlines the foundational steps taken to form a national association for academic librarians in 2013, and charts the future goals determined by a growing membership.

Keywords

• CAPAL
• academic librarians
• librarianship
• profession
• post-secondary institutions